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Browns VS Dolphins



Our 1 - 1 Cleveland Browns host the 0 - 2 Miami Dolphins today at 1pm.  The inaccurately throwing Chad Henne will try to lead his pod to a win today at Browns Stadium. 

If you look at the first set of stats below. QB Chad Henne leads his team in rushing with a whopping 85 yards.  That make me feel a little better that Peyton Hillis' 3.4 ypc so far this season. Coach Shurmur says he's not worried about the yards per carry this early in the season yet. Our offensive line is still learning to play alone side one another due to the injuries.

Why is this stat a big deal? 

Any coach will tell you, running the football wins you football the majority of the time.  If you do not have a balanced offense, it will eventually come back to bite you in the ass.

We all know that the Browns just don't have enough offensive weapons to spread the field like the Lions or Texans for example. So running the ball while running down the clock and keeping the ball out of your opponents hands are key for Cleveland winning games.  This may be hampered today because Peyton Hillis has missed a day or two of practice with strep throat and Montario Hardesty still hasn't been able to prove anything yet since being drafted in 2010.

What worries me about today's game is Miami's passing attack (because of the lack of a running game). If you compare Henne and McCoy's passing numbers, Henne has just one more completion than McCoy, but has 162 more yards.  I've bitched for years that Cleveland has no pass rush, and today it remains the same.  In order for the Browns to win, we need pressure on the QB. As good as Joe Haden is, no corner in the NFL can cover a receiver all day and not give up a catch/TD.

Miami Leaders
Passing: Henne - 42-79, 586 yds, 3 tds
Rushing: Henne - 10 car, 85 yds, 1 td
Receiving: Marshall - 13 rec, 218 yds, 1 td

Cleveland Leaders
Passing: McCoy - 41-72, 424 yds, 3 tds
Rushing: Hillis - 44 car, 151 yds, 2 tds
Receiving: Massaquoi - 6 rec, 122 yds, 0 tds

*If the Browns win today, we will be 2-1 since 2002.

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